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Felicio Brown Forbes

Felicio Brown Forbes

Costa Rican footballer (born 1991)

Felicio Anando Brown Forbes (born 28 August 1991) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club East Bengal. Born in Germany, and having represented Germany at youth level, he represents the Costa Rica national team.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Brown and the second or maternal family name is Forbes.
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Club career

Brown Forbes was born in Berlin, to a Costa Rican father and a German mother, and spent his first six years in Limón.[2] He made his professional debut for FC Carl Zeiss Jena during the 2010–11 3. Liga season in a 1–1 home draw with VfB Stuttgart II.[3]

In July 2014, Brown Forbes moved from Krylia Sovetov, signing a two-year contract with fellow Russian side FC Ufa.[4]

On 24 February 2017, Forbes joined Anzhi Makhachkala on loan for the remainder of the 2016–17 season.[5]

On 11 September 2017, he signed with Amkar Perm.[6]

On 20 July 2018, Brown Forbes joined Korona Kielce on a two-year deal.[7] On 29 June 2019, Brown Forbes left Korona Kielce.[8]

On 28 June 2019, Raków Częstochowa announced they had signed Brown Forbes on a one-year contract.[9]

On 5 October 2020, he moved to another Ekstraklasa club Wisła Kraków.[10] On 11 March 2022, he left the club by mutual consent.[11]

On 28 April 2022, he joined Chinese Super League club Wuhan Yangtze River.[12]

In February 2023, he joined Chinese Super League club Qingdao Hainiu.[13]

On 1st February 2024, he joined Indian Super League club East Bengal.[14]

International career

Initially, Brown Forbes was willing to play internationally for Costa Rica, but he later was called to the youth teams of Germany, starting to prioritize his country of birth above his origins.[15] However, because Germany has not called him for its national teams since 2011, Brown Forbes began to show signs of interest in playing international matches with Costa Rica. As of 12 September 2013, he highlighted the Costa Rican qualification for the 2014 FIFA World Cup on his Twitter account.[16] In November 2013, Brown Forbes confirmed to the Costa Rican press that he wanted to play for Los Ticos.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 November 2023[18]
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Notes

  1. One appearance in Thuringian Cup
  2. Two appearances in relegation play-offs

References

  1. [1]
    "Felicio Brown Forbes". 1. FC Nürnberg (in German). Archived from the original on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 11 April 2012.
  2. [2]
    “No jugaría con Costa Rica” ("I would not play with Costa Rica") Archived 5 November 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  3. [3]
    "FC Carl Zeiss Jena vs. VfB Stuttgart II – 1:1". fussballdaten.de (in German). 22 January 2011. Archived from the original on 16 August 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2012.
  4. [4]
    "Форбс пополнил состав Уфы". fcufa.pro (in Russian). FC Ufa. 13 July 2014. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 30 April 2015.
  5. [5]
    Фелисио Браун Форбс перешел в «Анжи» (in Russian). FC Anzhi Makhachkala. 24 February 2017. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2017.
  6. [6]
    БРАУН ФОРБС – ИГРОК «АМКАРА» (in Russian). FC Amkar Perm. 11 September 2017. Archived from the original on 16 May 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  7. [7]
    "Felicio Brown Forbes zawodnikiem Korony" (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 20 July 2018. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2018.
  8. [8]
    "Felicio Brown Forbes opuszcza Koronę Kielce". korona-kielce.pl (in Polish). Korona Kielce. 29 June 2019. Archived from the original on 30 July 2022. Retrieved 1 July 2019.
  9. [9]
    Felicio Brown Forbes nowym zawodnikiem Rakowa! Archived 27 July 2019 at the Wayback Machine, rksrakow.pl, 28 June 2019
  10. [10]
    "Felicio Brown Forbes w Wiśle Kraków" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 5 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 June 2021. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  11. [11]
    "Felicio Brown Forbes odchodzi z Wisły Kraków" (in Polish). Wisła Kraków. 11 March 2022. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 11 March 2022.
  12. [12]
    "官方：外援福布斯、维亚纳、卡耶维奇加盟武汉长江" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 28 April 2022. Archived from the original on 3 November 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  13. [13]
    "官方：青岛海牛签下前武汉长江外援福布斯" (in Chinese). Dongqiudi. 21 February 2023. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
  14. [14]
    "ISL 2023-24: East Bengal signs Felicio Brown Forbes till the end of the season". Sportstar. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 6 February 2024.
  15. [15]
    ¡No es tico... ya no lo contemos! (He is not Tico ... no longer count!) Archived 28 September 2013 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
  16. [16]
    "FelicioBF: Costa Rica takes part in the 2014 World Cup!". Twitter (in English, German, and Russian). 12 September 2013. Archived from the original on 3 August 2023. Retrieved 19 September 2013.
  17. [17]
    "Felicio Brown Forbes quiere jugar con la Selección Nacional" [Felicio Brown Forbes wants to play with the National Team]. Al Día (Costa Rica) (in Spanish). 28 November 2013. Archived from the original on 25 July 2014. Retrieved 16 July 2014.
  18. [18]
    Felicio Brown Forbes at Soccerway


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